Garment-pocket.



Patented July I7', leon.

H. GARFINKEL. GARMENT POCKET.`

(Application filed Apr. 3, 1899,.)

(No Model E nesse provements in Coat-Pockets, of which the fol- 1o and it consists of the novel construction, comr 5 reinforcements by which the same is strengthzo tional perspective view of my pocket when in 3o opening.

jecting lap 5.

4o slit 6 and take the position as shown by dot- 2 and 3, and on this blank is placed the pocket- 5o the clothing-manufacturing trade. ,In the STATES IIYMAN GARFINKEL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

GARNI ENT-POCKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653,995, dated July' 17, 1900.

Application filed April 3, 1899.Y Serial No. 711,628. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Beit known that 1, HYMAN GARFINKEL, of the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Imlowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to garment-pockets;

bination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of this invention is to construct a pocket of wearing material provided with ened and to prevent the fabric from tearing,

especially at the ends of the slit cut therein,

which forms the opening of said pocket.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a seccomplete construction for use. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the pocket-lining while in a blank. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of said blank shown partly folded. Fig. 4 is a perthe garment proper. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of a portion of the pocket, taken on the line c a of Fig. 1 and showing the stitching to the parts at the end of the pocket- In the construction of the pocket as shown I sew a lap 1 to the garment 2 by stitching the same thereto by stitches 3, located a short distance from the end 4t, which forms a pro- Beneath the lap 1 at the point where it is stitched to the garment 2 is formed a slit 6, which when completed forms the pocket-opening. (See Fig. 1.) The projecting lap 5 is formed to be placed through the ted lines in Fig. 4 and by solid lines in Fig. 1.

The pocket-lining 7 is formed of a single strip of fabric suitable for the construction of pockets and is iirst a blank, as shown in Figs.

facing 8, which is suitably secured thereto by stitches 9, this facing being preferably such material as satin, Sateen, or any soft and wellappearing material which is well known to blank 7 and facing Sis formed a slit 10 to correspond with the length of the projecting lap 5 and is placed thereover. (See Figs. 1 and 5.) The section a of the blank 7 is then folded, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, lapping over the end 11 of the 'facing 8 and extending up wardly to the edge of the slits 6 and 10, and is again bent. At this point through the various material is passed. stitches 12, whereby the same is securely held .to the garment proper. The section b of the lap 7 and facing 8 are bentfat 13 over the projecting lap 5 and through the same are passed two rows of stitches 14 and 15,v which securely hold the same in position to the garment 2. The facing 8 being of suitable length extends downwardly, forming a finished appearance to the inner portion of the pocket when viewed through the pocket-opening when the lap 1 is raised up. At each end of the slits 6 and 10 when placed in position are applied crossstitches 16, formed at right angles to the stitches 12, 14, and 1 5. This is for the purpose of strengthening the pocket at the points marked thus preventing the same from tearing, as is a common occurrence in all present garments. After the blank 7 has been applied in this manner the ends of thev sections a and b are held together by stitches 17, which then completes the construction of the pocket. Fig. 1 shows the pocket in its complete construction and as the same will appear when cut in cross-section.

By making the pocket from a single strip of fabric and only extending the slit a part of the width of the same it provides much strength to the material and garment fabric 2 at the points fr, because the same is doubly strengthened by means of the stitching ,and of the solid portion of the body of the blank 7, which is in alinement with and to each side of the slits. In this case the garment cannot tear at the stated points without the entire pocket-lining 7 and stitching giving way together, which in this construction cannot result except by some unforseen unusual accident, but will never tear by placing the hand therein or by continuing to do so.

The construction is simple,perfectly du rable, and provides a neatand nished garment and can be applied to any and all garments of any fabric having bound or raw edges, (Yao.

I claim- ICO A garment pocket having an outer flap passed inwardly through the pocket-opening and turned upwardly, a strip of fabric 7, a pocket-facing 8 secured to said fabric, there 5 being a slit lO through the said fabric and facing through which the upper end of the outer fiap is adapted to be passed, said fabric and facing bent downwardly and secured to the garment by stitching, said fabric and fac- 1o ingfolded together andsecured to the garment below the pocket a opening, stitches passed through the fabric,pocketfacing,f1ap and gar- A ment at the ends of the slit and pocket-opening and at right angles thereto for the purpose of preventing said pocket from tearing, sub- 15 stantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HYMAN GARFINKEL. Witnesses:

ALFRED A. EIcKs, A M. P. SMITH'. 

